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Want to find resources, articles, and guides that help you develop effective school-community partnerships? This page has the information you need to expand your knowledge and discover new ideas. Looking for help with your projects? Join one of our lunch & learns to workshop with our team.

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We’ve gathered everything a school partner needs in one place: goal-setting guides, project ideas by category, and the tools our coaches use to help partnerships start strong. Whether you’re planning your first project or looking for a fresh idea for a school you’ve served for years, start here. Bookmark it. We add to it as our network grows, and you’ll want to see the new resources coming out regularly.

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Blog Posts and Articles

Partners Help School Push Out into the Community

“At Hocker Grove, we used our Caring for Kids partnership to push out into the community instead of having the community come to us…

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Apache IS Partners Address Food Insecurity, Holiday Help, Staff Appreciation

The community partners of Apache Innovative School have busily provided for the school’s families and staff during its first semester.

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Eugene Ware Community Partners Serve Student, Family and Staff Needs

The community partners of Eugene Ware Elementary in KCKPS help ensure the needs of the school’s students and families are being met through general…

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John Diemer Grateful for Community’s Generosity

John Diemer Elementary School’s community partners have supported the school in amazing ways this year. Shana Parker, social worker, explains how their school’s needs…

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Providing Holiday Meals and Student/Staff Encouragement

IHOPKC has addressed the goals for attendance improvement, family support, and staff appreciation at several of its partnered schools in the Grandview and Hickman…

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Mobile Food Pantry Provides Fresh Produce in Center

Providing fresh produce and other short shelf-life perishable items, a Mobile Food Pantry is available every third Saturday at Center High School. Three Trails…

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Autumn Harvest Drive-Thru Event at Gladstone

An Autumn Harvest Drive-thru event at Gladstone Elementary in mid-November served numerous families of Gladstone Elementary. Donations were collected from churches, community partners and…

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Study Hall Program Serves Students in Urban Core

Started in the fall of 2020 in response to the impact COVID-19 was having on students’ academic success, The Learning Club Study Hall Program…

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Sharing Gratitude to Community Partners

“Over the past two years Caring for Kids and our community partners have been so helpful in meeting the needs of our students,” said…

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